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Neoplagiaulax donaldorum

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Neoplagiaulax donaldorum was named by Scott and Krause (2006). Its type specimen is UM 84178, a mandible (left dentary with p4, m1-2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Douglass Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Montana.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. copei, N. eocaenus, N. nicolai, N. sylvani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Neoplagiaulax donaldorum Scott and Krause

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusNeoplagiaulaxLemoine 1882
speciesdonaldorum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Neoplagiaulax donaldorum Scott and Krause 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 23:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell et al. 1995, Krause 1982, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ti1 or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Neoplagiaulax donaldorum (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Neoplagiaulax donaldorum (14925)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Neoplagiaulax donaldorum (type locality: 15025)